In 1969, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation effectively split G. David Deardorff âs Hellam Township, York County, farm in two when it built Route 30. Now, 41 years later, the townshipâs supervisors have made it official, granting Deardorff an expedited formal subdivision of the 102-acre farm, which spans both sides of the highway.
The supervisors granted Deardorffâs request for a waiver of the townshipâs normal subdivision process after the townshipâs solicitor, Bradley J. Leber, of Blakey, Yost, Bupp & Rausch, advised that case law supported such a request. The approval came by a 4-0 vote during the supervisorsâ Jan. 21 meeting. Supervisor Mark Myers was absent from the meeting.